Vacuum-mop.



J. W. FULPBR.

VACUUM MOP.

APPLICATION FILED was, 1911:

1,066,201 Patented July 1, 1913.

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VACUUM MOP.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 25, 1911.

Patented July 1, 1913.

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JOHN W. FU.LPE1 QEZANNQNDALE, NEW. JERSEY.

VQUUM-M Application tileit Au ust 25, 1911. Serial No.,645,9t)7.

To all whom it may concern "Be it, known-that I,J01IN W. Fnu'nn, a

eitizen" Of-the-"United States. residing. at AnnandalQ-in the county of;Iimterdon.

-' 'Mo'psj and'l do-herehy 'deelzire thefollow ing to be a full, clear,andexn ft (lest -iption Qfthe invention, suelra's will enable" otliersskilledin th'e art to which'it zipper-tiling; to

make anduse-t-he same. a

.Thisinrention relates to new and usefnl' 'Anehjeet ofthis invention the[)lOX'l'w si'on of a dei'ic'e'of'this character adapted to'support amop, supply waterthereto and use.'=- -Another object of this inventionis; the

provision of a scrhhhin-frdevice whieh i-oTrii [)HSCS a head or xestsmgto wh ch is seen d a mop, the said casing herng prot' (ledfvdthillustrated in the uremnpunying drawings,

in which 1 i I Figure l is a side eleruh m of my invenmm. Fig. 2 is atop .plnn \"iQW thereof. Fig. 3 isa longitudinal St' ififlfllll viewtaken ion-the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a trans- .verse sectionalview taken on the line 4 -4 1,. Fig. '2. Fig. 5 is u horizontalsectional \iew taken on the line of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a sectional viewon the line (3 1} of Fig. 3. Fig. 7 is 11 view illustrating a hrnshapplied instead of a -mop.

.State tof .New Jersey, --ha'\-'e invented Certain" .draw the wateranddirt therefrom iwh'en in more particularly deserihed,'claimed and.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Referring to the drawings by ;l|2lltl "l('l' 1 of reference, the numeraldesignates gem erally my improved mop which CUH's'l of Paton ted July 1a head 11, comprising a casing 12 which ronsists of ahorizontallydisposedditto 1 3,,

the opposite edges (if whii-h u'e ftanged as at andprovided withoutn'urdlr -nri ed e(l; es 15, for i purpo e to he litter diselosed. Ifurther provide parallel. thingies lti..the lower edges oi \'lllt il arecurved out\\:lifdlv in opposite directions, us t- 17,;rnd lie iiisubstantially the same horizontiil plane usthe curved edges 15 of thehinges H. The upper face of the plate 13 has formed thereon a passage 18fr m whlr'h extends a tuhu- 'hir niemher 19. This passage 18 eomniuni-.

rates through suitable openings 20. inte:' niediately of the flanges l4i nd lt; and is provided with depending lips ll which sorre tod'ischargethe fluid which enters thet-uhular extension 19 through :1snituhle pipe uponthe center '5 the mops 23 which i re secured beneaththe casing 12 'in a nrrn nei;

to'he hereinafter deserihed. I

'lra'nsrersely", extending clamping hurs are carried n ponfthe't'lirenilml t winged screws 26, and serve jt ol helow the'rnops 23. forfthe jpul" I mining them i guinst' the lpiriflTure ht.

16 z re; proriiled with l oqks fl fi 'whu r 'guge' the-edges of the mopstltltldltlldql-lltt ends thereof securely against displg eegiu-nt. fl'heopposite ends of the inopsiu'e,their .llanges M iind sox-ure'ly retainedtheroon' against displzu onient. h)" uu'nns of ilvk-i hle l'm'nihrrs 2G.The npposite edgi-s of the mops ;tl'( retain d upon the rurvod edges 17f the h nges Hi lay similar lh-xihle nnnllirrs 27. i

it. will he readily apparent. from an in sperlinn ml tludrawings. lhutll [hinges l produris u li'unsu-rselv (Xltllllllgf p'u sage '23. theupper ltl lllillill uf'whinh is tapered. :is indirutvd by the numeral15). producing :1 rounded intrriorlv threaded terminal Ill) in whit-h isthrezuled :1 tuhuiur 'nu-mher Ill. This tuhulur flared at. its opposite(and as indi utl'd by the nunu-ml 2L. produ in; 2!. mp shaped mrnilu-rilil. spider H is MHlll'tfl) clzll l t' l hetwr rn tho. tuhulurIINIHlW-l' 2H and xtrusion 7 and supports :1 perpendirzuhirly xt ndinglhrezid 'd pin U3 upon which is slid zthly loruted 2L hull \ulve lit'lhis hall \ulw: i; is swim-ted as at 17 and thr ad d it 8 open end fngagr-jmunt ill ".l, nut

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38, which is slidably located upon the said pin 3-5. The outer terminalof the'pin 35 is provided with a head 39 betweenwhich and the nut 38 isinterposed a spring 40 which serves to normally seat the valve 36against the juncture-of the cup 33 and tubular member 31. A cup 41,similar to thecup 33, but lying in reverse position theretois securelyclamped upon the first mentioned cup by means of a collar 42 whichengages the cxteriorly threaded terminal of thecup 41 and the outersurface 'of the cup 33. The cup 41 has extending therefrom 'a pipe 44which lies substantiallyparallel to the pipe 22 and is connectedthereto-by means of a short pipe 45 which extends substantially at rightangles to the pipes 22 and 44.

The pipe 45' is connected to a valve casing 46 secured to thepipe 22, inwhich casing is located a three way valve 47, while a similar three -wayvalve.48,is located'in a valve casing 49 connected to the pipe 44. Thesevalves may be turned in such posit-ion as to admit the passage of fluidthrough the pipe 22 and the passage of airand fluid through the pipe 44or they maybe turned in such posit-ion as to provide a connectionbetween the two pipes and also :to admit the passage of air. into thepipe 44 from the exteriorthereof. When the waives are turned to admitthe passage of air into the' pipe 44 and to connect the said pipes 22and 44 the device will be rendered inoperative, as will be readilyapparent from an--inspec tion of Fig. 6; p Referring to Fig. 7 of thedrawing, the mop is dispensed-with and brushes 50are substitutedtheretoix,

Having thus particularly described my invention, what I wish to protectby Let 1. In a device of the class described the combination with aninletan-d outlet pi e, of ahead connected therewithprovided withparallel depending flanges upturned at their lower ends, a mop withinthe head and ena 'in the flan es and means for retainin u i g the mop inthe ead.

2. The combination with an inlet pipe-50 and an outlet pipe, of ga'headconnected therewith and provided with a rectangular flange, the edgeofsaid flange being prov ided with teeth,o f a mop engaging with theflange, and a flexible member for retaining the mop in position inengagement with the flange. l 1 i 3. The combinatioi'rin a mop such asdescribed, of ahead, inlet and outletpipcs extending from s'aid'head,flanges formed upon the head, curved extensions :fo'rmed' upoirtheflanges, bars adjustable between said flanges and amop carried by saidbars and curved extensions of the flanges, 'substantially as and for thepurposes 'set forth.

4. The-combination in a "device of the character described, of a headcomprising a" plate, depending flanges formed upon sa'idplate andprovided with curved terminals,

a mop located between said flanges, and 19 flexible members connectingthe mop to. the curved extremities of the flanges, clamping bars locatedbetween said flanges and retaining the mop against displacement, thesaid plate having a passage located thereon, said passage communicatingwith the mop' between: the exterior and intermediate flanges, a reducedextension formed" upon".

said plate and "communicating between the,- intermediate flanges, anbutlet 'pip'e con-"8 0- nected to the reduced extension, a valve locatedin the lower terminal'thereoh ah in? let pipe communicating with thepassage,,'

means for providing communicatiom 'be' tween the inlet and outlet pipes,and'iegu 8% lating valves located within ,the inlet and?- outlet'pipcs,substantially as and tcr Ft h'eJ-f P posesset forth;-

In testimony whereof, I afiix my eigns ture, in presence oftwowitnesses.

, JOHN W. FULTER'. \Vitnesses: i

J. NQ'ALPAUGH, E. B.

